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No. 425,273. Patented Apr. 1890.

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UNITED. STATES.'

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'JAMES-H. TUDOR, OF LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY.- V

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters 'Patent No. 425,273, dated April 8, 1890.

Application tiled January 2, 1890. Serial No. 335,658. (No mariah),Y y Y To 1f/ZZ` whom t may concern:

Be it known that LJAMEs H. TUDOR, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Lexington, in the county of Fayette and State of Kentucky, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Gates, of which the following is a specification, reference be ing had therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention pertains to certain new and useful improvements in gates, having for its object the provision of highly efficient means for easily opening and closing a gate.

The invention comprises a gate having a spring-held latch-rod, a pivoted keeper or retainer therefor, and a reel pivoted to the rear side of the hinging-post, connected with said rod, and operated from opposite sides of the gate, substantially as hereinafter fully set forth, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a Viewr in perspective of my improved gate. Fig. 2 is an end elevation. Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail view of the latch keeper or retainer.

Referring to the drawings, A' designates a gate, which atone end is provided with eyes a a, Working on a vertical rod a', secured to post a2. To the lower bar of the gate is secured one end of an inclined chain a3, the other end of which is secured to post a2. This chain serves to raise the gate several inches in the opening thereof, and thereby prevents dragging or contact with any obstruction.

B is the latch-rod, and b a coil-spring encircling the same and secured at one end to gate A, its other end being connected to said rod. This rod is passed through an aperture of the end bar C and a short guide-bar C', secured to the gate.

D is the latch keeper or retainer, consisting of an upper stationary arm or member d and a lower arm or member d', having an outer hooked end d2 and fulcrumed on a lug d8 of arm CZ', and having a weight d4 pivotally secured to its inner end.' The hooked end of arm d is normally held in contact witharm d by said weight. The latch-rod B upon striking between the ends of these arms d d will lower the outer end of the latter and be held between the lug d3 and hooked end d2.

E is a reel composed of two bars e e', crossing each other at their centers, where they are pivotally secured to the rear side of hingingpost a2. To opposite ends of bar e are secured the ends of operating cords or chains ff, which are carried in the same direction, but extended in opposite directions after engaging the forked ends f of the reel-bars. The operating-cords are passed over pulleys g g of posts g g', and are provided with handle-bars g2 at their ends. A cord or chain G, connected at one end to reel E, is passed around a roller or pulley g3 of a post G' in rear of post a2, and after being passed beneath a pulley g4 of gate A is connected to the end of the spring-held latch-rod B.

H is a hooked bar secured to a post h, and with it is designed to engage latch-rod B when the gate is swung open. A slightly-bent spring h is secured to this post, so as to give a slight initial movement to the gate in the closing thereof, the weight of the latter serving to complete its closing.

In practice an operator has only to pull on the end of either operating cord or chain, when, by the turning of the reel, the latch-rod will be disengaged from its keepers and the gate will swing around until said rod comes in contact with hooked bar IrLsaid gate being raised or elevated by the inclined rod a3. From the hooked bar said rod is released by airain pulling on either cord, and the spring h?, imparting an initial movement thereto, will, with the elevation of the gate, cause the same readily to close. As the gate reaches postD the latch-rod will lower the outer end of the movable arm or member of its keeper, and will be held in place by the return thereof to its normal position.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that I have produced a gate extremely simple in construction, onethat can be readily and easily opened and closed, and one that, comprising but few parts, will not readily get ont of order.

The invention also embodies advantages in point of durability, general efficiency, and inexpensiveness.

I claim as my inventionconnected to said reel, and the inclined rod 01 1. The combination, with the hinging-post, chain connected at its ends to said gate anol 2o of thegate, the reel pvotally secured to the hinging-post, substantially as Set forth. rear side of said post, the spring-held latch- 3. The combination, with a swinging gate 5 rofl Secured to said gate, the keeper or rehaving a spring-held latch-rod, of the keeper talner for said latch-rod, the cord'or chain or retainer comprising an upper stationary connected at one end to said reel and at its arm or member having a central dependmg 25 other end to said latchrod,and the operating lug and the lower movable arm 01' member cords or chains connected to said reel, subfulcrnmed on said lug and having its inner io stantially as Set forth. end Weighted and its Outer end hooked, Sub' 2.. The combination, With the hinging-posvt stantially as `set forth. -havlng the Vertical rod, of the gate loosel)7 se- In testimony whereof I affix lnyslgature 1n 30 @pred on said rod, the reel pivotecl to therear presence of two witnesses. slde of said post, the spring-held latch-rod se- 15 cured to said gate, the keeper or retainer for said latcl1-rocl,the cord or chain connected at Vitnesses: one end to said reel and at its other endto J. B. GORHAM, Sald'latch-rod, the operating; cords or chains BUCKNER MCELROY I JAMES H. TUDOR. 

